HIPK2 C-terminal domain inhibits NF-κB signaling and renal inflammation in kidney injury

HIPK2 is a multifunctional kinase that acts as a key pathogenic mediator of chronic kidney disease and fibrosis. It acts as a central effector of multiple signaling pathways implicated in kidney injury, such as TGF-β/Smad3-mediated extracellular matrix accumulation, NF-κB-mediated inflammation, and p53-mediated apoptosis. Thus, a better understanding of the specific HIPK2 regions necessary for distinct downstream pathway activation is critical for optimal drug development for CKD. Our study now shows that caspase-6-mediated removal of the C-terminal region of HIPK2 (HIPK2-CT) lead to hyperactive p65 NF-κB transcriptional response in kidney cells. In contrast, the expression of cleaved HIPK2-CT fragment could restrain the NF-κB transcriptional activity by cytoplasmic sequestration of p65 and the attenuation of IκBα degradation. Therefore, we examined whether HIPK2-CT expression can be exploited to restrain renal inflammation in vivo. The induction of HIPK2-CT overexpression in kidney tubular cells attenuated p65 nuclear translocation, expression of inflammatory cytokines, and macrophage infiltration in the kidneys of mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction and LPS-induced acute kidney injury. Collectively, our findings indicate that the HIPK2-CT is involved in the regulation of nuclear NF-κB transcriptional activity and that HIPK2-CT or its analogs could be further exploited as potential antiinflammatory agents to treat kidney disease.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

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JCI insight - 9(2024), 8 vom: 21. März

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Feng, Ye [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhengzhe [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Heather [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Bi-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Kyung [VerfasserIn]
He, John Cijiang [VerfasserIn]

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Carrier Proteins
EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.1
Fibrosis
HIPK2 protein, human
Hipk2 protein, mouse
Journal Article
NF-kappa B
NF-kappaB
Nephrology
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transcription Factor RelA

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Date Completed 23.04.2024

Date Revised 23.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1172/jci.insight.175153

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NLM370019997